Comedy Central (Indian TV channel)

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{{Short description|Indian comedy channel}}
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = Comedy Central
| logo = Comedy Central 2011 Logo.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2012|1|23|df=y}}
| owner = [[Viacom 18]]
| slogan = Your #HappyPlace
| country = India
| language = English
| area = India Sri Lanka Nepal Bangladesh Maldives
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]] (downscaled to [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], India
| former_names =
| sister_channels = [[Colors Infinity]] [[MTV (Indian TV channel)|MTV]] [[VH1 (Indian TV channel)|VH1]] [[Nickelodeon (Indian TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] [[Nickelodeon Sonic|Sonic]]
| web = [http://www.comedycentral.in/ comedycentral.in]
| sat_serv_1 = [[Airtel Digital TV]]
| sat_chan_1 = Channel 175 (SD) Channel 176 (HD)
| sat_serv_2 = [[Dish TV]]
| sat_chan_2 = Channel 514 (SD) Channel 513 (HD)
| sat_serv_3 = [[Tata Sky]]
| sat_chan_3 = Channel 219 (SD) Channel 218 (HD)
| sat_serv_4 = [[Sun Direct]]
| sat_chan_4 = Channel 465 (SD)
| sat_serv_5 = [[Independent TV (India)|Independent TV]]
| sat_chan_5 = Channel 256 (SD)
| sat_serv_6 = [[d2h]]
| sat_chan_6 = Channel 185 (SD)
| sat_serv_7 = [[Dish Home|Dish Home Nepal]]
| sat_chan_7 = Channel 408 (SD) Channel 966 (HD)
| sat_serv_8 = [[Dialog TV]] [[Sri Lanka]]
| sat_chan_8 = Channel 98
| cable_serv_1 = [[Asianet Digital TV|Asianet digital]]
| cable_chan_1 = Channel 471 (SD) Channel 861 (HD)
| cable_serv_2 = [[Kerala Vision Digital TV]]
| cable_chan_2 = Channel 221 (SD) Channel 874 (HD)
| cable_serv_3 = [[DEN Networks|DEN]]
| cable_chan_3 = Channel 203
| cable_serv_4 = [[Media of Nepal|Space Time Network]]
| cable_chan_4 = Channel 506
| cable_serv_5 = [[Siti Cable]]
| cable_chan_5 = Channel 176
| cable_serv_6 = [[SCV Tamilnadu]]
| cable_chan_6 = Channel 242
| iptv_serv_1 = [[APSFL]] ([[Andhra Pradesh]])
| iptv_chan_1 = Channel 294 (HD)
| iptv_serv_2 = [[Peo TV]] [[Sri Lanka]]
| iptv_chan_2 = Channel 35
| online_serv_1 =
| online_chan_1 =
}}

'''Comedy Central''' is an Indian [[pay television]] channel owned by [[Viacom 18|Viacom18]]. The channel is geared for mature audiences and carries comedy programming in the form of both original and [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] series, as well as [[stand-up comedy]] specials.

Despite the name, it mainly airs series from [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]] while Comedy Central originals are rarely aired. It also continues to use the 2011 logo of Comedy Central.

==Programming==
=== Current programming ===
* ''[[Young Sheldon]]''
* ''[[Younger (TV series)|Younger]]''
* [[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]
* ''[[Daily Show with Trevor Noah]]''
* ''[[Friends]]''
* ''[[Nathan For You]]''

=== Former programming ===
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* ''[['Allo 'Allo!]]''<ref name="Allo">{{cite web|date=January 18, 2012|title=Viacom18 to premiere Comedy Central on 23 January|url=https://www.campaignindia.in/article/viacom18-to-premiere-comedy-central-on-23-january/415684}}</ref>
* ''[[30 Rock (TV series)|30 Rock]]''<ref name="Jan2012">{{cite web|date=January 23, 2012|title=Comedy Central makes its way to India today|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Comedy-Central-makes-its-way-to-India-today/articleshow/11588986.cms|work=[[Times of India]]}}</ref>
* ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''<ref name="June2012">{{cite web|date=June 4, 2012|title=Comedy Central launches 7 new shows this June|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2012/06/comedy-central-launches-7-new-shows-this-june/}}</ref>
* ''[[About a Boy (TV series)|About a Boy]]''<ref name="ABJ">{{cite web|title=Laugh it off with Comedy Central’s new summer line-up|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2015/04/laugh-it-off-with-comedy-centrals-new-summer-line-up/}}</ref>
* ''[[Alex, Inc.]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=August 17, 2018|title=Alex, Inc.': Beginning of the end|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/zach-braff-on-alex-inc/article24716114.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=July 11, 2016|title=Friends most watched English show on Indian TV in January–June|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/dDVVsqf2rxjIcyo7u24g8I/What-India-watched-in-English-entertainment-between-January.html}}</ref>
* ''[[Anger Management (TV series)|Anger Management]]''<ref name="nov16"/>
* ''[[Angie Tribeca]]''<ref name="nov16"/>
* ''[[A.P. Bio]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=May 26, 2019|title='AP Bio' Gets Cancelled After Two Seasons|url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/ap-bio-gets-cancelled-after-two-seasons_150969|work=India Forums}}</ref>
* ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=March 29, 2018|title=Archer' Makes Comedy Central Premiere March 2|url=https://www.multichannel.com/news/archer-makes-comedy-central-premiere-march-2-387814}}</ref>
* ''[[Are We There Yet? (TV series)|Are We There Yet?]]''<ref name="Apr2013"/>
* ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]''<ref name="Jan2014">{{cite web|date=January 15, 2014|title=Comedy Central announces its new year line up with four new shows|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/english-entertainment/comedy-central-announces-its-new-year-line-up-with-four-new-shows-140115|work=Indian Television}}</ref>
* ''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]]''<ref name="Oct16">{{cite web|date=October 5, 2016|title=Comedy Central, ‘Your Happy Place’, to get happier with its October line-up|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2016/10/comedy-central-your-happy-place-to-get-happier-with-its-october-line-up/}}</ref>
* ''[[Betty White's Off Their Rockers]]''<ref name="Sept2015"/>
* ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 6, 2019|title=Comedy Central and Colors Infinity rejuvenate primetime for viewers of English entertainment|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/english-entertainment/comedy-central-and-colors-infinity-rejuvenate-primetime-for-viewers-of-english-entertainment-190506|url-status=live|website=Indian Television}}</ref>
* ''[[Billy on the Street]]''<ref name="Diwali"/>
* ''[[Blunt Talk]]''<ref name="Mar2016"/>
* ''[[Bob Hearts Abishola]]''<ref name="Sept2019">{{cite web|date=September 28, 2019|title=Get ready to ‘Watch With The World’ on Comedy Central|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/english-entertainment/get-ready-to-watch-with-the-world-on-comedy-central-190928|work=Indian Television}}</ref>
*''[[Call Me Fitz]]''<ref name="DG"/>
* ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]''<ref name="Apr2020">{{cite web|date=April 5, 2020|title=Comedy Central records highest ever rating|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/english-entertainment/comedy-central-records-highest-ever-rating-200404|work=Indian Television}}</ref>
* ''[[The Carmichael Show]]''<ref name="Mar17">{{cite web|date=March 6, 2017|title=Comedy Central with a fresh line-up that celebrates colors, girl power and happiness!|url=https://www.adgully.com/comedy-central-with-a-fresh-line-up-that-celebrates-colors-girl-power-and-happiness-71418.html|work=Adgully}}</ref>
* ''[[Carpoolers]]''
* ''[[Cyrus Sahukar|Challenge Accepted]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=January 14, 2016|title=Comedy Central to launch homegrown show 'Challenge Accepted;' Cyrus Sahukar to host|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/english-entertainment/comedy-central-to-launch-homegrown-show-challenge-accepted-cyrus-sahukar-to-host-160114|work=Indian Television}}</ref>
* ''[[Citizen Khan]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=July 10, 2013|title=MUMBAI: Comedy Central India presents Citizen Khan|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k13/july/julyrel57.php|work=Indian Television}}</ref>
* ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]''<ref name="June16">{{cite web|date=June 2, 2016|title=June fresh Lineup|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/english-entertainment/this-june-comedy-central-offers-a-fresh-line-up-for-its-viewers-160602|work=Indian Television}}</ref>
* ''[[Complete Savages]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=March 19, 2014|title=‘Awkward’ and ‘Complete Savages’ add to LOL moments on Comedy Central|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2014/03/awkward-and-complete-savages-add-to-lol-moments-on-comedy-central/}}</ref>
* ''[[Coupling (UK TV series)|Coupling]]''<ref name="May13">{{cite web|date=May 3, 2013|title=COMEDY CENTRAL'S LAUGHTER RIOT|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/may/may16.php|work=Indian Television}}</ref>
* ''[[Crowded (TV series)|Crowded]]''<ref name="Oct16"/>
*''[[The Daily Show|The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]]''<ref name="Allo"/>
* ''[[Deadbeat (TV series)|Deadbeat]]''<ref name="nov16"/>
* ''[[The Detour (TV series)|The Detour]]''<ref name="Oct16"/>
* ''[[Dharma & Greg]]''<ref name="DG">{{cite web|date=March 7, 2013|title=All for a good telly laugh!|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/all-for-a-good-telly-laugh/article23028690.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=June 25, 2012|title=Comedy Central brings new comedy show Dr. Doogie Howser M.D.|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2012/06/comedy-central-brings-new-comedy-show-dr-doogie-howser-m-d/}}</ref>
* ''[[Dr. Ken]]''<ref name="May2017">{{cite web|date=May 11, 2017|title=Comedy Central exciting line-up for May|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/english-entertainment/comedy-central-exciting-line-up-for-may-170511|work=Indian Television}}</ref>
* ''[[Episodes (TV series)|Episodes]]''<ref name="May2016"/>
* ''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]''
* ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=January 8, 2013|title=Comedy Central launches ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2013/01/comedy-central-launches-everybody-loves-raymond/}}</ref>
* ''[[The Exes]]''<ref name="Dec13">{{cite web|date=December 18, 2013|title=Comedy Central gives more reasons to ‘laugh it off’ this festive season|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2013/12/comedy-central-gives-more-reasons-to-laugh-it-off-this-festive-season/}}</ref>
* ''[[Fawlty Towers]]''<ref name="Allo"/>
* ''[[Go On (TV series)|Go On]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=May 31, 2013|title=Comedy Central lines up fun riots with ‘Go On’ and ‘Suits’ Season 2|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2013/05/comedy-central-lines-up-fun-riots-with-go-on-and-suits-season-2/}}</ref>
* ''[[The Good Place]]''<ref name="Sept2019"/>
* ''[[Goodness Gracious Me (BBC)|Goodness Gracious Me]]''
* ''[[The Great Indoors (TV series)|The Great Indoors]]''<ref name="Jul2017"/>
* ''[[Great News]]''<ref name="Feb18">{{cite web|date=February 6, 2018|title=Comedy Central brings bouquet of new shows this February|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2018/02/comedy-central-brings-bouquet-of-new-shows-this-february/}}</ref>
* ''[[Greek (TV series)|Greek]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=May 24, 2014|title=Comedy Central brings another sitcom ‘Greek’|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2013/05/comedy-central-brings-another-sitcom-greek/}}</ref>
* ''[[Growing Up Fisher]]'''<ref name=Chi/>
* ''[[Guys with Kids]]''<ref name="july2013"/>
* ''[[Happily Divorced]]''<ref name="June2012"/>
* ''[[Hope & Faith]]''
* ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''<ref name="Jul2013"/>
* ''[[House of Lies]]''<ref name="Mar2016"/>
* ''[[How Not to Live Your Life]]''
* ''[[I Feel Bad]]''<ref name="MBIFB"/>
* ''[[I Survived a Japanese Game Show]]''<ref name="ABJ"/>
* ''[[Impastor]]''<ref name="Mar2017"/>
*''[[Impractical Jokers]]''
* ''[[The Inbetweeners (U.S. TV series)|The Inbetweeners]]''
* ''[[The IT Crowd]]''<ref name="June2012"/>
* ''[[The Jim Gaffigan Show]]''<ref name="June16"/>
* ''[[Just for Laughs (British TV series)|Just for Laughs]]''<ref name="Jan2014"/>
* ''[[Kevin Can Wait]]''<ref name="May2017"/>
* ''[[Key & Peele]]''
* ''[[The King of Queens]]''<ref name="Val">{{cite web|date=February 11, 2014|title=Comedy Central set to add love, laughter and madness this Valentine’s month|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2014/02/comedy-central-set-to-add-love-laughter-and-madness-this-valentines-month/}}</ref>
* ''[[The Kumars at No. 42]]''<ref name="Apr2014">{{cite web|date=April 4, 2014|title=Comedy Central to launch 9 new primetime shows in May|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2014/04/comedy-central-to-launch-9-new-primetime-shows-in-may/}}</ref>
* ''[[Little Britain]]''<ref name="May13"/>
* ''[[Live at Gotham]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Amy Schumer's unique road to becoming an A-list comedy star|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/amy-schumers-unique-road-to-becoming-an-a-list-comedy-star/articleshow/48162307.cms?mobile=no}}</ref>
* ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]''
* ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]''
* ''[[Man with a Plan (TV series)|Man with a Plan]]''<ref name="Jul2017"/>
* ''[[Marlon (TV series)|Marlon]]''<ref name="Feb18"/>
* ''[[Mike & Molly]]''<ref name="Apr2020"/>
* ''[[Mind Your Language]]''
* ''[[The Mindy Project]]''<ref name="Jul2013"/>
* ''[[Mulaney]]''<ref name="May2016">{{cite web|date=May 4, 2016|title=Comedy Central’s Summer Chills and other new shows|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2016/05/comedy-centrals-summer-chills-and-other-new-shows/}}</ref>
* ''[[Murphy Brown]]''<ref name="MBIFB">{{cite web|date=September 28, 2018|title=This festive season, Comedy Central brings a fun-filled roller coaster ride|url=https://www.adgully.com/this-festive-season-comedy-central-brings-a-fun-filled-roller-coaster-ride-80715.html|work=Adgully}}</ref>
* ''[[My Boys]]''
* ''[[Nathan For You]]''
* ''[[No Tomorrow (TV series)|No Tomorrow]]''<ref name="Mar17"/>
* ''[[Odd Mom Out]]''<ref name="nov16">{{cite web|date=November 9, 2016|title=November line-up on Comedy Central|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2016/11/november-line-up-on-comedy-central/}}</ref>
* ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]''<ref name="Jan2012"/>
* ''[[Outsourced (TV series)|Outsourced]]''<ref name="Jul2013">{{cite web|title=Get ready for a primetime filled with laughter this August only on Comedy Central |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k13/july/julyrel162.php |date=30 July 2013 |accessdate=8 August 2013}}</ref>

* ''[[Perfect Couples]]''<ref name="Val"/>
* ''[[Playing House (TV series)|Playing House]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Comedy Central to air entire Season 1 of ‘Playing House’ on May 10|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2015/05/comedy-central-to-air-entire-season-1-of-playing-house-on-may-10/}}</ref>
* ''[[Pranked]]''<ref name="Mar2017"/>
* ''[[Psych (TV series)|Psych]]''<ref name="Diwali">{{cite web|date=October 22, 2014|title=Comedy Central to light up Diwali with four new shows|url=https://www.adgully.com/comedy-central-to-light-up-diwali-with-four-new-shows-59319.html|work=Adgully}}</ref>
* ''[[Punk'd]]''<ref name="Mar2017"/>
* ''[[Reno 911!]]''
* ''[[Ridiculousness (TV series)|Ridiculousness]]''
* ''[[Rules of Engagement (TV series)|Rules of Engagement]]''<ref name="Val"/>
* ''[[Samantha Who?]]''
* ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''<ref name="Sept2019"/>
* ''[[Schitt's Creek]]''<ref name="Jul2017">{{cite web|date=July 3, 2017|title=Comedy Central to air five new series in July|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/english-entertainment/comedy-central-to-air-five-new-series-in-july-170703|work=Indian Television}}</ref>
* ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=July 17, 2012|title=Comedy Central launches epic American comedy series Scrubs|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2012/07/comedy-central-launches-epic-american-comedy-series-scrubs/}}</ref>
* ''[[Sean Saves the World]]''<ref name="Apr2014"/>
* ''[[Seed (TV series)|Seed]]''<ref name="Mar2016"/>
* ''[[Seinfeld]]''<ref name="Jan2012"/>
* ''[[Sirens (2014 TV series)|Sirens]]''<ref name="Mar2017"/>
* ''[[South Park]]''<ref name="Allo"/>
* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''<ref name=Chi>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/english-entertainment/comedy-central-to-celebrate-children-s-day-141111|title=Comedy Central to celebrate Children’s Day|date=November 11, 2014|accessdate=December 10, 2017}}</ref>
* ''[[Suburgatory]]''<ref name="Mar2017">{{cite web|date=March 31, 2017|title=Comedy Central enters April with interesting line-up|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/english-entertainment/comedy-central-enters-april-with-interesting-line-up-170331|work=Indian Television}}</ref>
* ''[[Suits (American TV series)|Suits]]''<ref name="Jul2017"/>
* ''[[Superior Donuts (TV series)|Superior Donuts]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=April 28, 2017|title=Here are all your favorite TV shows that are coming back for another season|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/tv/here-are-all-your-favorite-tv-shows-that-are-coming-back-for-another-season/slidelist/58417931.cms|work=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Superstore (TV series)|Superstore]]''<ref name="Sept2019"/>
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''<ref name=Chi/>
* ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]''
* ''[[Telenovela (TV series)|Telenovela]]''<ref name="Mar2016">{{cite web|date=March 4, 2016|title=Two new shows to raise the laughter level on Comedy Central this month|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/english-entertainment/two-new-shows-to-raise-the-laughter-level-on-comedy-central-this-month-160304|work=Indian Television}}</ref>
* ''[[That '70s Show]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=March 23, 2012|title='That 70s Show' just another American comedy? Definitely not|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-that-70s-show-just-another-american-comedy-definitely-not-1666211|url-status=live|archive-url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-that-70s-show-just-another-american-comedy-definitely-not-1666211|archive-date=June 30, 2020|work=DNA}}</ref>
* ''[[Threesome (British TV series)|Threesome]]''<ref name="july2013">{{cite web|date=July 2, 2013|title=Comedy Central adds more laughter in primetime|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2013/07/comedy-central-adds-more-laughter-in-primetime/}}</ref>
* ''[[Ugly Betty]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=January 17, 2013|title=Comedy Central brings comedy drama ‘Ugly Betty’|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2013/01/comedy-central-brings-comedy-drama-ugly-betty/}}</ref>
* ''[[Undateable]]''<ref name="Mar17"/>
* ''[[Up All Night (TV series)|Up All Night]]''<ref name="Apr2013">{{cite web|date=April 5, 2013|title=Comedy Central to launch 3 new shows|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2013/04/comedy-central-to-launch-3-new-shows/}}</ref>
* ''[[Web Therapy (TV series)|Web Therapy]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=January 30, 2013|title=Comedy Central launches new show ‘Web Therapy’|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2013/01/comedy-central-launches-new-show-web-therapy/}}</ref>
* ''[[Whitney (TV series)|Whitney]]''<ref name="Mar2017"/>
* ''[[Will & Grace]]''<ref name="WillLine"/>
* ''[[Wipeout (2008 American game show)|Wipeout]]''<ref name="Apr2014"/>
* ''[[The Wonder Years]]''<ref name="Jan2012"/>
* ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (American TV series)|''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'']]''<ref name="WillLine">{{cite web|title=WILL & GRACE AND OTHER TV SHOWS THAT RESURRECTED AFTER YEARS|url=https://www.fhmindia.com/entertainment/will-grace-and-other-tv-shows-resurrected-after-years|url-status=live|archive-url=https://www.fhmindia.com/entertainment/will-grace-and-other-tv-shows-resurrected-after-years|archive-date=July 2, 2020|work=FHM}}</ref>
* ''[[World's Craziest Fools]]''<ref name="Jan2014"/>
* ''[[Wrecked (American TV series)|Wrecked]]''<ref name="Mar2017"/>
* ''[[Younger (TV series)|Younger]]''<ref name="Sept2015">{{cite web|date=September 10, 2015|title=Comedy Central revamps|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/english-entertainment/comedy-central-revamps-positions-as-your-happy-place-150909|work=Indian Television}}</ref>
* ''[[Young Sheldon]]''<ref name="Sept2019"/>
* ''[[Your Family or Mine]]''<ref name="Sept2015"/>
{{div col end}}

==History==
Comedy Central launched in India on 23 January 2012, the product of a joint venture between [[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom]] and [[TV18]]. To promote the then new channel and nudge viewers its way the group organised a live event featuring British comedian [[Russell Brand]] who performed in a three-city tour of [[New Delhi]], [[Bangalore]], and [[Mumbai]], the biggest markets for English programming in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/russell-brand-returns-india-after-2010-wedding-katy-perry-book-tickets-chuckle-festival-635097|title=Russell Brand Returns to India after 2010 Wedding with Katy Perry; Book Tickets for Chuckle Festival|last=Dilip|first=Mangala|work=International Business Times, India Edition|access-date=2018-01-06|language=en}}</ref>

The channel was rebranded in 2015 with a new look, exclusively made for the Indian version of Comedy Central and a new slogan.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Malvania|first=Urvi|date=2015-09-09|title=Comedy Central gets a makeover|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/management/comedy-central-gets-a-makeover-115090901232_1.html|access-date=2021-04-05}}</ref>

==Broadcast ban==
Comedy Central was prohibited from broadcasting in India for 10 days, from 25 May until 4 June 2012, after an inter-ministerial committee (IMC) set up by the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] found that two of its shows that aired in 2012, carried "obscene dialogues and vulgar words" that "offend good taste", violating several provisions of the ''Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994''. The provisions of the law include "no programme should be carried in the cable service which offends against good taste or decency; no programme should be carried which contains anything obscene, defamatory, deliberate, false and suggestive innuendos and half truths". It also states that "no programme should be carried which denigrates women through the depiction in any manner of the figure of woman, her form or body or any part thereof in such a way as to have the effect of being indecent or derogatory to women or is likely to injure the public morality".<ref name="dnaindia1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1839464/report-delhi-hc-upholds-ban-on-comedy-central|title=Delhi HC upholds ban on Comedy Central|date=25 May 2013|publisher=Dnaindia.com|accessdate=29 June 2013}}</ref> The incidents in question involved an episode of ''Stand Up Club'' where an unnamed stand-up performed an act with "obscene dialogues and vulgar words derogatory to women" aired on 26 May 2012, and an episode of the French hidden camera prank show ''PopCorn TV'' aired on 4 July 2012, where one of the crew members was shown standing opposite a wall, in a shop holding a pair of fake legs against his thighs in his hands and making suggestive movements similar to having sex.<ref name="dnaindia2">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1840686/report-hc-stays-10-day-ban-on-comedy-central-s-transmission|title=HC stays 10-day ban on Comedy Central's transmission|date=28 May 2013|publisher=Dnaindia.com|agency=PTI|accessdate=29 June 2013}}</ref> Comedy Central apologised for the broadcast, blaming it on an "unintentional genuine error".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/115948/Uh-Oh-US-Network-Comedy-Central-Temporarily-Shut-Down-In-India-After-Broadcasting-Obscene-Jokes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607215756/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/115948/Uh-Oh-US-Network-Comedy-Central-Temporarily-Shut-Down-In-India-After-Broadcasting-Obscene-Jokes|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 June 2013|title=Uh Oh! US Network Comedy Central 'Temporarily Shut Down in India After Broadcasting Obscene Jokes'|date=26 May 2013|publisher=Entertainmentwise|accessdate=29 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}
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The network appealed the ban in the Delhi High Court, but a single judge bench upheld the ban stating that the penalty prohibiting the broadcast of the channel for 10 days could not be considered as "''excessive, harsh or unreasonable''".<ref name="dnaindia1" />

Viewers were presented with a simple black screen for the duration of the ban. The ministry's decision to directly issue a show-cause notice and, later, order a blackout raised serious concern in the Indian broadcasting industry.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/government-bans-comedy-central-channel-obscenity-vulgarity-india-today/1/273122.html|title=Not funny: Comedy Central channel banned for 10 days for offending good taste|date=26 May 2013|magazine=[[India Today]]|accessdate=29 June 2013}}</ref> Most reactions on social media saw the government's move as "extreme and draconian".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/comedy-central-banned-for-10-days/article4750821.ece|title=Comedy Central banned for 10 days|date=26 May 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|author=Prashant Jha|accessdate=29 June 2013}}</ref> Critics felt that the government had used the vague framing of the Constitution to censor Internet material, threatening India's democratic traditions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323855804578510283877000560|title=Indian Court Lifts Ban on Comedy Central|date=28 May 2013|publisher=Online.wsj.com|accessdate=29 June 2013}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Comedy Central]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.viacom18.com Viacom18]
* {{Facebook|comedycentralindia}}
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